Conan and Gin are both my brothers, what's wrong with meeting them once?

When he woke up again, Kazuma Kudo found himself in a hospital.

And he was sitting on a chair outside the hospital emergency room.

Next to him sat Conan, who was engrossed in playing a mobile game with a ferocious expression.

Kudo Kazuma glanced at it.

"Wow, that's impressive! You've already made it to the second level. You've improved a lot!"

The moment he finished speaking, Conan's game was over.

Giving his younger brother a disapproving look, Conan gritted his teeth and said, "Stop being sarcastic! While I'm solving this case, Sonoko, that newbie, has already reached level 13."

Kudo Kazuma casually ruffled Conan's hair and stretched, asking, "What's going on? I only got a shot from you, how did I end up in the hospital?"

Conan smirked, "Isn't it because you didn't wake up until after I solved the case?"

"Because of your history of fainting, Ran thought you had passed out again, so she had Sonoko's driver take you to the hospital..."

"It turned out the ER doctor said you were just asleep, and Ran and Sonoko left first."

As he explained, Conan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

[Damn it, my little brother's body is definitely weaker. Uncle Mori always wakes up so quickly after solving a case...]

Kazuma Kudo had no idea what Conan was thinking. He just pinched Conan's cheek in annoyance and asked, "Speaking of which, you could have just told me the culprit and made me tell you, but you had to indulge in the urge to explain the reasoning process, didn't you?"

And it would also force him to take an injection.

Given that his younger brother was sleeping too long because he was weak, Conan was too embarrassed to bring up the fact that he had given him the injection because he thought he was being lazy.

He just stammered twice and awkwardly said, "I didn't remember... I'll definitely do it next time."

Kazuma Kudo rolled his eyes, not wanting to say anything.

Just then, Conan's—or rather, Shinichi Kudo's—phone rang.

It was Professor Agasa calling.

"Shinichi, what are you doing? Ran has been pacing back and forth in front of your house for over an hour, and she doesn't seem to be leaving... Please come back and check on her."

Conan felt sorry for him and immediately pulled Kudo Kazuma to go back and check on him.

However, Kazuma Kudo's car was still parked outside the karaoke bar, so the two of them had no choice but to take a taxi to the karaoke bar to get their car.

Along the way, Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but ask, "What exactly did you do while I was asleep? Judging from what the professor said, did you give Ran some kind of illusion?"

He vaguely remembered a scene in the early part of the series where Conan solved a case under the guise of a superhero, and Ran, thinking he had returned, went to the Kudo residence to find him, waiting for him in the snow for several hours...

But this time, nothing like that happened.

Conan thought about it for a while, but still couldn't understand: "I didn't do anything, I just solved cases like always, except this time I borrowed your identity..."

"That idiot Xiaolan, it's already dark and it's snowing outside, what's she doing not going home?"

It's said that bystanders see things more clearly, and Kudo Kazuma did manage to discern some of the truth.

As twin brothers, they not only look very similar, but their voices are also very alike.

The similar appearance, the similar voice, and the unlucky brother's consistent style when solving cases probably touched Ran's heart and stirred up her longing for her childhood sweetheart, which is why she lingered outside the Kudo residence.

But then again, can't Ran just call Shinichi Kudo when she misses him?

Why are you cosplaying as the Waiting-for-Husband Stone here in this freezing weather?

Kudo Kazuma frowned, suddenly realizing something: "I mean... your childhood sweetheart doesn't have your phone number, does she?"

Conan scratched his head and said, "We used to see each other every day, so I never needed it. Later... I haven't had a chance to give it to her yet, and to avoid being exposed, I've been contacting her using public phones."

Kudo Kazuma couldn't help but gasp.

"Brother, you're my own brother. Have some decency!"

"No wonder she braved the wind and snow to wait for you at your door late at night."

"According to your plan, you and Xiaolan are practically in a long-distance relationship right now, and you still haven't given her your phone number? What's the meaning of that? Are you waiting for her to need you someday and not be able to find you, so she'll end up calling someone else to confide in?"

Conan's cheeks immediately flushed red: "W-Where...where is there a long-distance relationship? Don't talk nonsense!"

Is this the point?

Kazuma Kudo let out a heavy sigh.

This unlucky guy is hopeless...

"Stop sighing, help me think of what to do..."

Conan was also very troubled.

Since moving into the Mouri Detective Agency as Conan Edogawa and having more and more private interactions with Ran, he has become increasingly aware of the depth of Ran's feelings for him—no less than his own feelings for Ran.

The more this happened, the more he felt sorry for Xiaolan, and the more confused he became...

"Sigh... If only things were as simple for Xiaolan as solving a mystery..."

Kudo Kazuma, an observer with a clearer perspective, couldn't help but flick his older brother on the forehead.

"Stop lamenting, here are three options."

"First of all, she just misses you, nothing else. In a little while, you go and call her back as Conan, and I'll take you back to the agency."

"Second, call her now, give her your phone number, and have a heart-to-heart talk between the two of you."

"Third, call her into the house directly as Shinichi Kudo and tell her the truth."

Conan frowned and hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Could...could I meet her as Shinichi Kudo, but without telling her the truth?"

Kudo Kazuma was utterly exhausted: "...Brother, just kill yourself."

The car stopped early in Beikacho 2-chome.

The two brothers sneaked into Professor Agasa's house like thieves while Ran wasn't looking.

Professor Agasa's point is that, regardless of what Conan thinks, the most important thing is to get Ran into the house first—she'll get sick if she stays outside all the time.

After agonizing all the way, Conan nodded as if he had made up his mind: "Ichima, I can only trouble you."

"Turn off the lights as soon as Xiaolan comes in. When you speak, imitate my voice; you won't be fooled in the dim light..."

Before he could finish speaking, he noticed that Kudo Kazuma was looking at him like he was an idiot.

"What?" Kudo Kazuma glared at Conan, annoyed. "You're not planning to get me into the hospital anymore, but you want to get me beaten up?"

"What if she's angry that you haven't come back for so long and wants to beat you up? Should I fight back?"

Conan: "Uh..."

“That’s not the key issue…” Kudo Kazuma gritted his teeth, his tone somewhat subtle, “She came to find you because she missed you. What if she gets emotional and wants to hug you? Do you still want me to hug you back?”

Conan's face instantly turned bright red, and he jumped three feet high: "No way!!!"

"So, do it yourself!" Kudo Kazuma grabbed Conan by the neck and lifted him up. "Anyway, Ran has been outside freezing for half a day and her body is numb. As long as she doesn't hug you when the lights are off, who will know you're a shorty?"

Conan, swinging his limbs wildly in his little brother's arms, asked, "What if she really wants to hug me?"

"Dream on..." Kudo Kazuma was speechless. "If she really hugged her, then it's fate. You should tell her the truth."

As he spoke, he picked up Conan and headed to the second floor, where the terrace led to the second-floor terrace of the Kudo residence.

"Wait, wait, wait~" Conan kept fussing, "The present, I haven't picked up the present I bought for Ran yet!"